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Katherine M. Keefe 
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Shareholder
phone (610) 354-8270
fax (610) 354-8299
email kmkeefe@mdwcg.com

Katherine leads the Health Law practice with the Health Care department of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin.

Katherine provides regulatory and transactional guidance to hospitals, physicians and other health care providers in a variety of areas: managed care, reimbursement, fraud and abuse, health information privacy and security, medical staff issues, regulatory compliance and government payment programs, including Medicare Advantage, Part D and state Medicaid programs.

Prior to joining the firm, Katherine spent six years leading the managed care and health information practice within the national health care group of Reed Smith, LLP.  Additionally, Katherine served as General Counsel of Keystone Health Plan East and as Deputy General Counsel at Independence Blue Cross where she was head of the health insurer's managed care law group.  Katherine also practiced as an associate with Alice G. Gosfeld & Associates where she represented physicians and other health care providers.  Katherine began her legal career as an attorney on the in-house legal staff within Hahnemann University Hospital.

Katherine is a frequent speaker on health law issues for trade and professional associations including the American Health Lawyers Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

Year Joined Organization:
2007
Areas of Practice:
Reimbursement and Managed Care
Government Payment Programs, Including Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Part D
Health Care Facility and Health Plan Licensure and Accreditation
Regulatory Compliance, Reporting and Investigations
Health Information Privacy
Hospital-Medical Staff Relationships
Health Care Transactions
Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 1986
Education:
Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1986
J.D.


State University of New York at Albany, 1982
B.A.
Major:  Political Science and Journalism


Published Works:
Physician Payment Impacted By Growth In Medicare Health Plans, Physician's News Digest, August, 2007


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Medicare Advantage PFFS Compliance, Medicare Advantage Summit, Alexandria, VA, May 21, 2008


Medicare Advantage Provider Payment Issues, American Health Lawyers Association, Medicare and Medicaid Institute, Baltimore, MD, April 10, 2008


Medicare 'Never Events' Payment Rules/Medical Malpractice Impact, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Health Law Institute, Philadelphia, PA, March 11, 2008


Medicare's 'Never Events' Rules and False Claims Act Trends, Healthcare Financial Management Association, Philadelphia, PA, January 22, 2008


Medicare Part D and Long Term Care, 2006 PHCA/CALM Annual Convention, 2006


The Anatomy of Part D, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Health Law Institute, 2006


State Privacy Laws & Regulations: Current Trends and Implications, NCHIC Academic Medical Center Conference, AMC Security & Privacy: Progress & Prospects, Research Triangle Park, NC, 2005 - 2005


The Medicare Modernization Act's Impact On Health Plans, 39th Annual Lawyers' Conference, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Austin, TX, 2005


Prompt Payment in the Legislature and the Courts: Emerging Issues Involving Payors, Providers and Patients, American health Lawyers Association Teleconference, 2005


Medicare Modernization Act Update: Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drugs, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Health Law Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 2005


Keeping Contracts Out of the Courts -- A Forum For Managed Care Contracting, American Health Lawyers Association Teleconference, 2005


HIPAA for Estate Practitioners, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 2004


HIPAA (That's Two A's and One P), Pennsylvania Bar Institute Health Law Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 2004


Monetizing and Marketing Knowledge Assets, (HIPAA/State Law Health Privacy Web Site Presentation) Marketing Partner Forum, Orlando, FL, 2004


Practical Approaches to HIPAA Privacy Compliance, New Jersey Hospital Association, Risk Mgmt. Meeting, Princeton, NJ, 2003


HIPAA's Hidden Trap: Compliance with State Privacy Laws, HIPAA Summit VII, Baltimore, MD (Co-presented with Mindy Hatton, Esq., American Hospital Association), 2003


HIPAA Privacy and State Law, National Association of County Organizations, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, 2003


HIPAA's Hidden Trap: Compliance with State Privacy Laws, HIPAA Summit West, Seattle, WA (Co-presented with Mindy Hatton, Esq., American Hospital Association), 2003


HIPAA: Myth and Reality, American Academy of Physician Assistants, New Orleans, LA, 2003


HIPAA (That's Two A's and One P) -- The Basics, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Health Law Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 2003 - 2003


Managed Care in Long Term Care, 2003 Long Term Care and the Law, American Health Lawyers Association, Phoenix, AZ, 2003 - 2003


HIPAA and Health Plans, Moderator, American Health Lawyers Association Teleconference, 2002


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Philadelphia Bar Association
Member


Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member


American Health Lawyers Association
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Reed Smith, LLP, 2001 - 2007


Independence Blue Cross, Deputy General Counsel, 1993 - 2001


Alice G. Gosfeld & Associates, Associate, 1989 - 1993


Hahnemann University Hospital, In-House Legal Staff, 1986 - 1989



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